Alarm Severity

Alarms have two severity levels:

Major (red)—Indicates a critical situation on the device that has resulted from one of the following conditions. A red alarm condition requires immediate action.
- One or more hardware components have failed.
- One or more hardware components have exceeded temperature thresholds.
- An alarm condition configured on an interface has triggered a critical warning.
Minor (yellow)—Indicates a noncritical condition on the device that, if left unchecked, might cause an interruption in service or degradation in performance. A yellow alarm condition requires monitoring or maintenance.
A missing rescue configuration or software license generates a yellow system alarm.